Dear Secretary
In response to your publicised request for comment, the following is restricted to three salient points.
1. UK Coverage
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Economists’ Vision for Development of a New Scottish Economy
OPTIONS FOR SCOTLAND and THE JIMMY REID FOUNDATION
NEWS RELEASE
All News Editors and Political Correspondents
For Release 1.30pm, 9 September 2013 at Media Conference in Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh
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Dundee East Rivals United for Independence
John McAllion MP, MSP for Dundee East (1987 – 2003) and Gordon Wilson MP for Dundee East (1974 -1987) have united to launch an article commissioned by Options for Scotland from John setting out his vision for an independent Scotland from the left: Sae come aa ye at hame wi freedom – Never heed whit the houdies croak for Doom.
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Press Coverage of Options for Energy Generation in Scotland
Introduction by Gordon Wilson
So far, the debate in the Independence referendum has been poor. The YES campaign has been passive, merely soaking up punishment The No Campaign has been more active but unrelentingly negative.
Referendum Initiative by Gordon Wilson
Following upon an initiative in November 2012 when Gordon Wilson and Jim Sillars raised the option of EFTA (The European Free Trade Association) as a solution to the wrangling over whether Scotland would be admitted to membership of the European Union, Gordon Wilson, former Chairman (Leader) of the Scottish National Party today announced the setting up of a referendum discussion unit OPTIONS FOR SCOTLAND intended to highlight constructive options open to Scotland with independence.
Wilson and Sillars Intervention in the Scotland-EU Issue
Statement by Gordon Wilson, past leader of the SNP, and Jim Sillars, former deputy leader of the SNP.
This statement is issued because of our concern that the Scottish Government, and through it, the Yes side, has had difficulties over the question of Scotland and Europe –something that must be resolved quickly given its importance to Scottish business and the people who work for it.
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